2022 Christy Award Winners & Finalists

Book of the Year

* Winner: The Secret Keepers Of Old Depot Grocery - Amanda Cox

The Amplify Award for Christian Fiction

* Winner: In Search Of A Prince - Toni Shiloh

Contemporary Romance

* Winner: All That Really Matters - Nicole Deese

• Finalists:

Bookshop By The Sea - Denise Hunter

Husband Auditions - Angela Ruth Strong

First Novel

* Winner: All That Is Secret - Patricia Raybon

• Finalists:

Recorder - Cathy McCrumb

Sugar Birds - Cheryl Grey Bostrom

General Fiction

* Winner: The Secret Keepers Of Old Depot Grocery - Amanda Cox

• Finalists:

The Letter Keeper - Charles Martin

Under The Magnolias - T. I. Lowe

Historical

* Winner: Drawn By The Current - Jocelyn Green

• Finalists"

Between The Wild Branches - Connilyn Cossette

The Widows Of Champagne - Renee Ryan

Yours Is The Night - Amanda Dykes

Historical Romance

* Winner: Until Leaves Fall In Paris - Sarah Sundin

• Finalists:

As Dawn Breaks - Kate Breslin

Hope Between The Pages - Pepper Basham

Shadows Of Swanford Abbey - Julie Klassen

Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

* Winner: Aftermath - Terri Blackstock

• Finalists:

The Barrister And The Letter Of Marque - Todd M. Johnson

On The Cliffs Of Foxglove Manor - Jaime Jo Wright

Short Form

* Winner: A Texas Christmas Carol - Karen Witemeyer

• Finalists:

Mr. Nicholas: A Magical Christmas Tale - Christopher de Vinck

False Pretense - Heather Day Gilbert

Speculative

* Winner: Windward Shore - Sharon Hinck

• Finalists:

Dark Intercept - Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson

Recorder - Cathy McCrumb

Young Adult

* Winner: Shadow - Kara Swanson

• Finalists:

A Gentle Tyranny - Jess Corban

Realms Of Light - Sandra Fernandez Rhoads